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No Plagiarism!E5ICMVYEZAwbGEzroXZRposted on PENANA 暮春之後,盛夏將至,天氣漸熱,雨水卻一直不來。田地乾得起了裂紋,地皮翹起一層層如魚鱗。8964 copyright protection8PENANAt4q9VlbWDO 維尼
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種子埋下去沒幾日便焦了根,早起耕種的農人便乾脆停了牛,跪在田邊磕頭,雙掌合十,口唇微動,望天不語。有人私下說這年景怕是要荒了。8964 copyright protection8PENANAcJvxB50KGD 維尼
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官府雖設了粥棚,發了糧票,但那些白米還沒進到肚子裏,便有人守在街口,拿磚頭、拿棍棒,攔下來就搶。護著米袋的老者被打翻在地,血混著灰塵落在石板縫裏,沒人扶他。幾個孩子從旁邊跑過去,搶了散落的米粒,蹲下來塞進嘴裏,連嚼都不嚼。8964 copyright protection8PENANAa2nSwBwNzq 維尼
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城中怨聲四起,民心依舊惶惶,但對三粒屎來說,這些離他漸漸遠了。8964 copyright protection8PENANANgm8LJ47RD 維尼
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他的日子,卻一日比一日充實。白日裏,他奔走於紀府內外:紀夫人病中,他送湯端藥;庫房清點,他爬倉計糧;布行進貨,他背袋討價。8964 copyright protection8PENANACI8tQ35EJZ 維尼
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帳冊攤在膝上,他慢慢學著看字;貨單與織料細節,他用手摸了又摸,反覆比對。中午沒空閒,有時就蹲在角門邊,一邊吃著饅頭,一邊聽管帳的在那講斤兩與行情價。8964 copyright protection8PENANAupApih9pWl 維尼
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「這一匹蜀錦,去年一尺九百文,今年可就破千了。別人多少也要賺些,你倒是別還價還得這麼狠。」8964 copyright protection8PENANArUOr0BftD2 維尼
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三粒屎咬著饅頭笑:「我不是還價,我是節省。」8964 copyright protection8PENANAScjD9IoZMm 維尼
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管帳斜睨他一眼:「你可真不把自己當外人。」8964 copyright protection8PENANA2GZ1B07sko 維尼
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他不答話,只悶著頭做。8964 copyright protection8PENANAZWxKTFO00F 維尼
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偶爾遇上打掃的芙桃,也忍不住低聲咕噥:「這人真不會偷懶。」8964 copyright protection8PENANAtUoI6lol7T 維尼
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有時黃昏時分,他從外頭進門,剛卸下肩上重擔,正端水洗手,便見紀小姐抱著披風從院中走過,側頭吩咐:「明日得早些起,我要去南市布莊。」8964 copyright protection8PENANAsWiQDOflp5 維尼
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三粒屎只答「好」,眼神沒有逡巡,卻把她手中那件淡青繡雲紋的披風牢牢記下了尺寸與花樣。8964 copyright protection8PENANAsiezO9hR6O 維尼
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夜裏,他則照舊去北城那間武館。8964 copyright protection8PENANAgk8rVVeZnB 維尼
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初時那幾天老漢見有身影鬼鬼祟祟進來,差點一掃帚打下去,想動手才看清是他。後來看這人日日來掃,練拳也不斷,打掃比練拳還勤,倒比以前更勤了,偶爾會啐一口:「也不全是軟骨頭。」8964 copyright protection8PENANAM6N07Oy1yE 維尼
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老漢不愛多話,罵人倒是一套一套的。「你這馬步是踩蟻不成?站都站不穩,還想練拳?」8964 copyright protection8PENANARutdhd8dR6 維尼
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三粒屎不回嘴,繼續照著來。練拳時已能站穩馬步,一式一式打得沉穩。雨水沒落,他的汗倒是下得多,回到府中時衣服濕了兩遍,背心裏都是鹽漬。他手上起了繭,背上肌肉也緊實了。8964 copyright protection8PENANApeHyIQejzK 維尼
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夜風吹過巷口時,他站在院中練完最後一式,回頭看到牆角那盞燈還亮著,老漢沒走,正在喝酒。8964 copyright protection8PENANAL7Ia88BTZp 維尼
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老漢道:「你這步伐,今天比昨日穩了。」8964 copyright protection8PENANAHfcAzmJONp 維尼
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他沒說謝,只是低頭,重新站回擺起手勢。8964 copyright protection8PENANAMptFqlvuN4 維尼
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日復一日,沒人催他,也沒人誇他,他照做。8964 copyright protection8PENANAYGyvafjk8x 維尼
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某夜回府,已近三更。8964 copyright protection8PENANAJLeooW7upk 維尼
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在北城的武館練拳練到手指發麻,三粒屎一路走回府中,衣襟濕了一片,腳步卻不急。8964 copyright protection8PENANA1xdzdmSqmm 維尼
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他從小巷穿過,夜風吹動牆頭藤花,花香未散。街頭小販攤早已收起,只有不遠處偶爾一兩聲犬吠,響了又沒入夜色。8964 copyright protection8PENANATNVGOttG47 維尼
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夏初的夜風略帶暑氣,吹在人臉上倒也不覺悶熱,只是一身的塵土汗漬,讓他一走進熟悉的院門,便忍不住想長長吐口氣。8964 copyright protection8PENANAcvof7CBA8M 維尼
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他剛踏入側門,還未換下腳上的鞋履,眼角餘光就瞥見花廳前那處石凳上,坐著個纖細人影。8964 copyright protection8PENANAp0hXxpwC67 維尼
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燈籠光如豆,幾乎只剩一點餘燼,微微搖晃著將她的側影映得恍惚。她穿著一件深色襖子,袖口露出一點繡線。披風搭在肩頭,腳邊放著一本書,沒合起來,頁邊翻得微捲。8964 copyright protection8PENANAMS1NPaDyps 維尼
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「小姐?」三粒屎腳步一頓,聲音壓得極低,彷彿怕驚擾了這靜夜。8964 copyright protection8PENANA3KP5mq4wm4 維尼
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紀小姐抬眼,並未驚訝,只是靜靜地看著他,目光落在他臂膀與後背上,停了一瞬。8964 copyright protection8PENANAvXRVl4axVB 維尼
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「我在等你。」語氣淡然,卻如一縷清風拂面。8964 copyright protection8PENANA97zSue6l99 維尼
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三粒屎怔了一下,低頭看看自己一身狼狽,再下意識摸了摸背上的瘤子,那裏方才練拳時不小心撞到樑柱,還隱隱作痛。8964 copyright protection8PENANANnhB0eTbAd 維尼
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「你那瘤子……近來可有疼痛?」她問得不快不慢,像是早就想開口,又強忍到此刻才說。8964 copyright protection8PENANAwZKMMxKa1Z 維尼
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三粒屎露出個有些彆扭的笑,想掩飾那一點狼狽與不安:「無礙的,這種東西跟了我這麼多年了,像背了個命根子似的,甩都甩不掉。」8964 copyright protection8PENANAxOMeykB3UX 維尼
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他語氣輕,帶著點調笑,又像是習慣了這麼多年,用自嘲來先擋住別人的目光。8964 copyright protection8PENANAYhwSfr63Gh 維尼
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紀小姐沒馬上接話,只是眉頭微蹙,像是有些話想說,又在嘴邊轉了轉,終究只是輕聲道:8964 copyright protection8PENANAXqFoXSpS8V 維尼
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「我讓芙桃去請了城東那位老脈師,明日他會來一趟。你也去讓他瞧瞧罷。」她語氣極輕,卻帶著不容推辭的決心,並非命令,而是一種……顧念。8964 copyright protection8PENANA3VO9kJKuW7 維尼
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石桌旁那盞燈火剛好閃了一下,跳了幾下後又穩住,將她眼中那點光照得分明。8964 copyright protection8PENANA7glQ5zn0aK 維尼
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三粒屎本能地想推拒,他向來不愛勞煩旁人。身上這顆瘤子,從小到大被人嫌惡得多了,也習慣了,也養成他往日好狠鬥勇的習慣,可是如今,一切都好起來了。8964 copyright protection8PENANAeQs2VQMdFk 維尼
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他低頭沉吟了片刻,眼神不經意掃過她腳邊那本攤開的書,書頁在夜風中緩慢掀動,頁邊被翻得微捲。他忽地開口,語氣很輕:「你等我,是為這事?」8964 copyright protection8PENANAXimo6v8FdN 維尼
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紀小姐輕輕搖頭,聲音壓得更低了些:「只是……你這些日子太辛苦,我心裏知道,卻沒說。」8964 copyright protection8PENANApRGbixAsmt 維尼
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三粒屎喉頭像是被什麼堵了一下。他習慣了別人不提起,也習慣了自己悶著頭做,從沒想過她會為了這些守著燈火坐一夜。8964 copyright protection8PENANA3qyOUvRVqW 維尼
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最後,他還是點點頭:「沒事的,我樂意。」8964 copyright protection8PENANA9goSEqFnJW 維尼
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紀小姐這才點頭,一聲不響地合上那本書。8964 copyright protection8PENANA6wjnkBxxzT 維尼
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燈籠火光正好熄滅,只餘月光覆在兩人肩上,像是將這靜謐的一夜,也籠罩在無聲的霜色之中。8964 copyright protection8PENANA6ovSa2VS9b 維尼
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月光明亮如洗,照得院中青石板泛著銀光。石桌上那本書被風輕輕翻開,停在一頁詩上:「懷君屬秋夜,散步詠涼天。空山松子落,幽人應未眠。」8964 copyright protection8PENANAdaMgN6QoMq 維尼
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三粒屎站了一會,沒再說話,只是靜靜看著她。8964 copyright protection8PENANAc6vv7uzBlL 維尼
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院外桂花枝輕搖,遠處似有犬吠聲,聲音剛響起又被風卷走。他想,城是守住了,人也活下來了,只是不知道這樣的寧靜,還能維持多久。8964 copyright protection8PENANAUiKGuFEksM 維尼
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